Radiotherapy of unicentric mediastinal Castleman's disease / 癌症
Chinese Journal of Cancer
;
(12): 351-356, 2011.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Castleman's disease is a slowly progressive and rare lymphoproliferative disorder. Here, we report a 55-year-old woman with superior mediastinal Castleman's disease being misdiagnosed for a long term. We found a 4.3 cm mass localized in the superior mediastinum accompanied with severe clinical symptoms. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy, but the mass failed to be totally excised. Pathologic examination revealed a mediastinal mass of Castleman's disease. After radiotherapy of 30 Gy by 15 fractions, the patient no longer presented previous symptoms. At 3 months after radiotherapy of 60 Gy by 30 fractions, Computed tomography of the chest showed significantly smaller mass, indicating partial remission. Upon a 10-month follow-up, the patient was alive and free of symptoms.
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Assunto principal:
Patologia
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Radioterapia
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Cirurgia Geral
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Diagnóstico por Imagem
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Seguimentos
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Hiperplasia do Linfonodo Gigante
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Antígenos CD20
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Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons
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Diagnóstico
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Cancer
Ano de publicação:
2011
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